A compendium of resources in the public domain.
Unless you live in or around Kansas City Missouri, you probably haven’t gotten a chance to visit the Kansas City Public Library. Lucky for us, KCPL has some wonderful digital collections online for all to enjoy. Among the digital collections you will find a collection of Advertising Cards like the one to the right. The […]
An artist by the name of Celeste Lecaroz created a beautiful, large, colorful portrait of Kobe Bryant after he and his daughter tragically died on Monday morning (1/27/2020). As a way to pay respect and give fans an image to use to represent Kobe and his values in a way that shows his spirit. This is an […]
I found these fresh & fabulous illustrations when checking in with ProductHunt.com this morning. In case you’ve never been there, ProductHunt.com showcases the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. Users have the opportunity to up-vote the things they like. There’s a lot more going on over there that you’d probably enjoy. Open […]
New link added to the Vector Graphics page. The images on this site were created by modifying the images of Pixabay. Very useful for designers and those looking for base images to build upon. Below is just a few quick samples of what you’ll find. Free SVG Image & Icon. All contents are released […]
Der Ornamentenschatz; ein Musterbuch stilvoller Ornamente aus allen Kunstepochen or (The ornamental treasure; a sample book of stylish ornaments from all periods of art) I chose this book to share because of the beautiful ornaments and Chromolithographs. Below are just 2 examples of the images you will enjoy in this book. Thanks to Archive.org Dolmetsch, […]
A Handbook of Ornament with three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to object. By Franz Sales Meyer, Professor at the School of Applied Art Karlsruhe The book is broken down into 3 divisions. Division 1 – The Elements of Decoration, Division 2 – Ornament applied […]
Old books of fairy tales contain some of the most beautifully illustrated pages you can find. I have put together a list of some great fairy tale books that are in the public domain, that have been digitized, and made available for all to enjoy. Summer is on the way… do you have your reading […]
Sometimes, wonderful people offer beautiful things to the world under the public domain dedication. Not everything in the public domain is an antique! The following is just one of those collections I felt needed to be shared. Enjoy the PD offerings of Anthony Ross @Flickr
The holiday season is upon us. I have put together a nice list of Christmas books that are in the public domain for you and yours to enjoy this holiday season. All of the links point to actual books that have been digitized and shared freely online. You can read right from the web, […]
Just added to the Digital Collections page – The MKG Collection (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Steintorplatz Online). MK&G provides digital objects and collections. The collections include primarily photography and graphics collections but promise to update regularly to grow the content. Public domain items are marked and more information in regards to the sites TOS […]